Santa Maria Real Estate Blog & Information

How Many Homes Were Sold in Orcutt in 2010?

01/14/2011
Market Trends, Orcutt

It's the beginning of a new year, so many people are waiting anxiously to hear how many homes and condos were sold in Orcutt last year, what the average sale price was, and how it compared to 2009.

How Many Homes Were Sold in Santa Maria in 2010?*

01/13/2011
Market Trends, Santa Maria

It's the beginning of a new year, so many people are waiting anxiously to hear how many homes and condos were sold in Santa Maria last year, what the average sale price was, and how it compared to 2009.

Sadly, Taj Mahal Syndrome On the Rise

12/24/2010
Humor

Sadly, Taj Mahal Syndrome On the Rise Taj Mahal Syndrome [tahzh muh-hahl sin-drohm] - noun - An illness experienced by owners or those who hold an interest in real property that is chiefly characterized by the acute misimpression that the…

Regarding Linens and Other Things

12/14/2010
Humor

Regarding Linens and Other Things Years ago, my mother had a real problem with the store "Linens ‘n Things." She loved everything in that store. . . except the prices. She would drag me out every weekend to go shopping…

It Ain’t All Sunshine and Google Out There in Technology Land

12/07/2010
Humor

Recently, an Active Rain member seemed to get a kick out of my statement that "I am old enough to remember when you couldn't really search for anything on the internet, at least and hope to find it," in my post "Are Your Blog Posts Just Cyber Garbage?" You see, I am admittedly a big fan of Google; the idea that information is right there at my fingertips has completely reshaped my life. The fact that I don't have to sit through a cocktail hour with a bunch of people who are under the mistaken impression that John Denver was an original cast member of "Gilligan's Island" makes my life infinitely more bearable. When I was growing up this sort of thing happened all the time, and although I did learn to suffer fools, I did not do so gladly. Anyway, that comment got me thinking that there are quite a few things that exist now that didn't when I was growing up, and unlike Google, not all of them are good. In fact some of them are downright awful. Here's my list, feel free to add to it:

The House Looking Competition

12/05/2010
Humor

I can see it in your eyes: you think you can look at more houses than me, It’s a challenge I’ve had before from which I’ve claimed victory

How Many Names Have You Been Called in this Business?

12/05/2010
Humor

Tri, Thi, Toni, Tani, Tina, Traci (huh?), and just today in a comment on my featured post, "No Offense But I’m Sick of Your Offer," I was referred to as, Tre. Thanks for the chuckle. Since I’ve gone 37 years with this name, I thought I had seen them all, but those of you who have an unusual name know it is the gift that just keeps on giving. I generally have a very nonchalant attitude about mispronunciations, and misspellings because it happens so frequently.

Top 5 Reasons to Commit to Your Real Estate Agent Now

12/03/2010
Buyer Info, Seller Info

They can do a better job for you. With commitment and loyalty comes trust. I can do ten times more for a client if they are committed and they trust me. If you are working with an agent that you don't trust, you need to move on, because there really is no point.